MARK DE CLIVE-LOWE - CHURCH
Mark De
Clive-Lowe takes us to church – with a set that's easily his most soulful,
spiritual record ever! The album's got a lot more acoustic elements than usual
– plenty of jazz elements on tenor, flute, trumpet, and percussion – mixed with
Mark's own great Fender Rhodes and other keyboards – some of which shift the
sound of the acoustic instruments in the process! The shift is a bit like that
taken by Jimi Tenor with his own music in recent years, but the overall sound
is still very much in the soaring, cosmic territory we've always loved from
Mark – but there's also a much deeper connection to the planet as well.
Wonderful throughout – a great step forward for an artist we already love so
much – and titles include "Sketch For Miguel", "Now Or
Never", "Nova Roda", "The Mission",
"Distractions", "Mason's Galaxy", "Imam", and
"Sun Up Sun Down". ~ Dusty Groove
ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY - LIVE IN LONDON
2014 two
CD live release from the British instrumental/Smooth Jazz band. Acoustic
Alchemy have spent over a quarter century making music and in that time they
have not only received critical acclaim for their albums (including three
Grammy nominations), but also have built a reputation for being one of the most
exciting live bands in the business. For the last decade the band lineup has
been made up of Greg Carmichael on nylon guitar, Miles Gilderdale on steel
string acoustic and electric guitars, Fred White on keyboards and the
powerhouse rhythm section of Greg Grainger on drums and his brother Gary
Grainger on bass. The band were so happy with these live recordings that they
quickly decided that they wanted to have as much of the show on the record as
possible and so this will be Acoustic Alchemy's first ever double album,
featuring songs from their most recent studio release Roseland along with
classic tracks from the band's 16 album catalog. ~ Amazon.com
LENNY PICKETT WITH THE UMO ORCHESTRA - THE PRESCRIPTION
Pickett
is a current member of the Saturday Night Live band and a long-time leader of
the Tower of Power horn section. During
the '70s, the Tower of Power was the dominant session horn group, cutting their
own successful R&B/funk/pop records and backing a host of stars from Elton
John to many soul and R&B acts. Pickett continued with the group until the
mid-'80s, then made a solo release as a leader. He is a stirring, blues-laden
player who functions best doing short, tart solos in the middle of R&B/blues/pop
pieces, but not a jazz player in the conventional sense. ~ Ron Wynn
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